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Run away! Run away!! I so hate snakes. Haven't seen any yet thank goodness.
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Thanks! I entered!
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Because the failed science experiment has now completely filled the house full of smoke, so we had to go to the park while it aired out. Luckily, that hasn't happened. Today.
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:lol::smilielol5:
Best. Thread. Ever. You guys have no idea how much I needed this today. :)
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Just smile and nod, girls... smile and nod... and then pass the bean dip.
Usually I have snarky answers running through my head, but they wouldn't add to the situation. ;) So, I just plaster on a plastic smile and nod. And that's pretty much it. Because usually the people that tell me that... I'd lose my mind if I had to stay with their kids all day, too!!
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A special piece of jewelry? Perhaps an engraved locket? 13 is a big step in our family. :)
ETA: What about perhaps a spa party by BeautiControl or MK or something like that? You could let her pick out her own spa set for her birthday, and invite her friends to the party? I used to do those a lot for the early teen range when I was a BC consultant. Made the girls feel very "grown up," and they usually had a blast.
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I agree that it's generally not a problem once you are in and assigned to an MOS. But it is a problem as far as getting in and getting into the MOS you want. Homeschoolers have already fought this fight and are no longer being categorized as dropouts. But, it is a problem if they take the GED.
Another reason not to get a GED. ;)
I do think, though, that's a problem that needs addressed by the military. It's hard as anything to get in at the moment, but they're shooting themselves in the foot by not allowing GEDs, especially considering how many non-dropouts are getting them nowadays.
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I guess I'm thinking more of once you get in, although I know waivers to get MOS's are being cracked down on. DH had to change his, and it was a real pain in the tail. But once your in, it's not going to affect your paygrade or anything like that. Once you have your MOS, that's not something they look at again. If there's a problem getting in, then that's a serious problem that needs addressed, perhaps by starting a grassroots movement of some sort?
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I'm becoming best friends with the "delete" button on my email, and the "hide" feature on FB, for this very reason. ;)
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Help! I don't know how to add an option on the poll. :confused:
I haven't been able to read all the replies yet - I didn't think there would be this many so quickly!
I'll be back later this PM as I have to get to an appt right now.
I want to say THANK YOU, though - I tried to make the question/poll as non biased as I could as not to "sway" the results.
We are that family, and I am getting a bit irritated with the number of people commenting on our kids' names. Especially since I was born in the US and have an ethnic name myself - we (as did my parents) made a very conscious effort not to choose names that are cumbersome, really out of this world (in a bad way) sound funny, are impossible to pronounce/spell, or sound like curse words in English....
Yesterday my coworker asked what we planned to name the baby on the way. I told her. She asked to write it down. Then she wrinkled her nose and said "well, I guess he'll just have to get used to it and live with it" and threw the piece of paper in the trash. :glare:
I've gotten similar comments on my own name, as well as the names of my kiddos. I was starting to wonder if it's me, or if I'm just dealing with people who are comfortable only in their familiar little world....
ACK! Gotta run - but thank you all for the replies.
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Sounds like you're just dealing with especially rude and narrow minded people. I'm sorry you've had to experience that. :grouphug:
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OK, I don't agree with forcing a kid to get a GED to get a job... and I will boycott Amazon if that is the case, but... for the ENLISTED side at least, I've seen this multiple times in the past few days and it's just not true. It might be as far as getting into the Academies and such, but a GED vs. HS diploma has absolutely no bearing on your paygrade, and, past MEPS and the recruiting station, isn't even looked at in your evaluations and promotions. There are certain MOS's that "require" a HS diploma, but those are waiverable, which means that after a bunch of ridiculous paperwork, you probably will still get that MOS if your really want it.
So says my DH, who worked retention and recruiting, and now works in a schoolhouse for NG medics, and that's always been my experience, as well. It's not like your NCOIC is demanding to see your diploma or even looking up paperwork that far back during your evals.
I don't like the idea of GEDs, or forcing homeschoolers to get one, but I would hate to have anyone forgo what could be a wonderful military career because of their GED, and being afraid of advancement. It just doesn't happen that way.
OK :rant: Back to your regularly scheduled programming. :D
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I agree with all of the PPs who said it's none of my business. I personally enjoy ethnic and unusual names. I do try to have my kids' names be some what pronounceable by Americans, though. For example, I wanted to name one of my twins Ceili, which is the Gaelic word for gathering or party, but I knew that no one would EVER get it. (It's pronounced kay-lee.) Instead, we opted for Caeleigh, which still looks pretty cool written out, IMHO, and she wouldn't have to explain. As much.
My family has lived in the US for over 100 years on both sides. DH's family came over in his grandmother's generation. Since we both have a common heritage, though, we decided to name our kids based off of that heritage.
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:lol: I love days like that!!
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At your son's age, I'd let the coach and your son handle it. If he was younger, yes, I might step in, but I do think there's something to be said for letting kids figure things like this out on their own. Unless the boys' teasing becomes seriously excessive, or physical, I'd let them work it out.
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What bothers me the most is the fact that they are putting their noses in where they don't belong. High School ends with the diploma-period. What you do after you get it is your business. How can they withhold it? I see the good intentions of getting kids to think more seriously about their future but to withhold a diploma is crap. You either earn it or you don't.
:iagree: Yet again, the state is overstepping its bounds. What a student does after graduation has no bearing on whether or not they earned the diploma, and is none of the state's business.
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Well, there's ADD/ADHD, which is very, very real (I have one ADD and one ADHD myself), and then there's letting your kids run wild. It's entirely possible that he's suffering from a combination of both, which would make his life very difficult. ADD/ADHD kids (from what I've observed both from my own kids and others we've known) crave structure and routine, and really need an adult to set boundaries for them (which is probably why he obeyed you better than his mom). It sounds like he's not getting that. Even as much as they have a need to be "right" (like in the conversation this boy had with your DH), they need even more to know that an adult has it together, and is able to be in control. ADD/ADHD is no excuse for rudeness and allowing your child to be a brat. It makes it more difficult to train a child, but they are able to be taught social boundaries and basic manners.
You mentioned your friend is a single mom, that's got to be SO very difficult. I can't imagine dealing with my ADHD son, especially, without my husband's support. It could also be his medication messing with him. These are strong meds our kids are on, and there is a lot more research that needs done on them. They're not designed for kids. So, finding the right med, at the right dosage, possibly in combination with other right meds, it's as much of an art form as a science, and there's lots of hit and miss.
I think there is a lot of over-diagnosis of ADD/ADHD, especially in boys, but to say that it's "not real" is really infuriating and frustrating to those of us that know that it very much is. Please understand, for the most part, we know that are kids are hard to get along with, and we're doing everything we know of to help them. Sometimes, we need a little help and support along the way. ;) It sounds like you're a good friend for trying to give that to her.
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I'm staying in the dorm, too, for price and convenience. I'm driving out there, so I'll have 4 nights of hotel time on the road, there and back. ;)
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Classical Composition and/or Classical Writing. I really want to compare the two myself.
I still need a Logic curriculum and a Critical thinking one... :tongue_smilie:
Singapore math
The Beginner's Poetry from CW
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:lurk5: Watching to find out if anyone gets a response. Would hate to have to put Amazon on my do not buy list... but I so will. :(
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You mean that you didn't take the placement test results, add the square root of their grade level (if they had started school on time in your first state of residence, not the others) and then add two levels because you're homeschooling. (Unless you are shifting from that other program, in which case you needed to go down the equivalent of half their shoe size. Because EVERYONE knows about that other program.)
I thought about the St. Croix conference, but then I read that they were serving drinks made with Cruzan Rum. I think that Bacardi is the original and best rum and wasn't sure if I should still go to a conference that offered Cruzan rum drinks and Bacardi rum drinks. AND then I read that they were going to even have Captain Morgan and Malibu. I knew I couldn't in conscience attend. Not at a conference that thinks its ok to serve Flavored Rums.
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And now... I must make DH go get me some pineapple juice for my rum...
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:grouphug: Praying for you!! :grouphug:
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It's right up there with, "We received these materials about 2 weeks ago and I just have to say that are the best materials ever. We love them! We will never use anything else."
I always wonder how it's going after 6 months and why I keep finding reviews for materials that teach the exact same thing by the same reviewer a year later.
:iagree: SOOOO frustrating!!
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Conduct disorder can be scary. :grouphug: :grouphug: I would put him on it, and I would watch him VERY CLOSELY. I would also get him some serious therapy. Praying for you.
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My 4 yo boys were both like this (my girl wasn't, but she's rather laid back, anyway). VERY GENTLY... I'm noticing that you're giving him a lot of no's. I get into that habit with my 4 yo... he hears no all day long. Never hears yes, and then that sort of sets him up. I would start by intentionally giving him some messy, fun for the sake of fun activities that he can do, rather than constantly tell him what he can't do. I know for mine, that really does work wonders. 4 is an amazing age, but it's also amazingly hard! They're in an in between phase, and all in between phases are just difficult, as kids begin to figure things out. :grouphug:
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:lol: LOVE IT! I might have to preorder a copy. Or two. Or a dozen.